Introduction

The exciting, enticing, and exhilarating National Football League began its adventure in the vast world of sports in the year of 1920. 

Yes, we know that this is taking a while!

As many of you know, we here at Notinhalloffame.com are slowly generating the 50 of each major North American sports team.  That being said, we have existing Top 50 lists out and we always consistently look to update them when we can and based on necessity.  As such, we are very happy to present our post-2021 revision of our top 50 New Orleans Saints.

As for all of our top 50 players in football we look at the following: 

1.  Advanced Statistics.

2.  Traditional statistics and how they finished in the National Football League. 

3.  Playoff accomplishments.

4.  Their overall impact on the team and other intangibles not reflected in a stat sheet.

Last year, the New Orleans Saints failed to make the Playoffs, but there was significant activity in our Top 50, including two debuts and multiple jumps.  

As always, we present our top five, which was altered by the 2021 Season:

1. Drew Brees

2. Jahri Evans

3. Rickey Jackson

4. Willie Roaf  

5. Cameron Jordan

You can find the entire list here.

Jordan, who is a seven-time Pro Bowl at Defensive End overtook Pat Swilling to make the top five.

Running Back, and now five-time Pro Bowl Selection, Alvin Kamara, skyrocketed to the top ten at #9, from his previous slot at #20.

Offensive Lineman and three-time Pro Bowl, Terron Armstead, climbed to #32 from #35, and his fellow linemate, Ryan Ramczyk, who was injured for most of last year was only able to climb one spot to #36.

Linebacker, DeMario Davis, who is entering his fifth year with the Saints, debuts at the #40 spot.  He is a three-time All-Pro with New Orleans.

Worth noting, Mark Ingram, who returned to the Saints during the season, remained at #22, and another active Offensive Lineman, who was out for most of 2021, Andrus Peat, stayed the same at #41.

Former Defensive Rookie of the Year, Cornerback, Marshon Lattimore, makes his first appearance on our list at #42.

Tackles, Jermon Bushrod and Jammal Brown have fallen off the list.

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Saints defensive players came close as a rookie season in New Orleans as Marshon Lattimore, the former College Champion at Ohio State.  The Cornerback was the Defensive Rookie of the Year and a Pro Bowler as a rookie, and while there was a touch of a sophomore slump in 2018, he is currently on a three-year Pro Bowl streak giving him four in five years entering 2022.   Lattimore was hurt for most of 2022 and was unable to add any accolades but he is capable of another one if healthy in 2023,, and New Orleans desperately needs that to happen.

DeMario Davis began his career with the Jets, where after four years he signed with Cleveland only to be traded back the Gotham a year later where he had his best season to date, equating to a bidding war where he signed with the New Orleans Saints in 2018.

Davis remained an unheralded, yet potent interior Linebacker, and while he has still never been honored with a Pro Bowl, he is on a current four-year streak where he earned All-Pro accoladed (one First Team and two Second Team).  Davis kept his tackling numbers strong, continuing his run of (now six) 100-Tackle campaigns, while being able to switch over effortlessly to pass rushing when needed.

Davis is in his early 30s, but is in his prime and should have some quality football left in him.